Table 5.12. Consumption of Nautral Gas for Electricity Generation by State, by Sector,

2012 and 2011 (Million Cubic Feet)

Electric Power Sector

Census Divisionand State

All Sectors

Electric Utilities

Independent Power Producers

Commercial Sector

Industrial Sector

Year 2012

Year 2011

Percentage Change

Year 2012

Year 2011

Year 2012

Year 2011

Year 2012

Year 2011

Year 2012

Year 2011

New England

460,887

461,590

-0.2%

3,652

4,218

428,781

432,350

8,630

6,287

19,824

18,735

Connecticut

120,380

110,546

8.9%

69

730

113,620

105,965

3,952

2,061

2,739

1,790

Maine

44,424

49,352

-10%

0

0

28,456

33,555

307

12

15,662

15,785

Massachusetts

184,330

190,063

-3.0%

2,792

2,393

176,497

182,865

3,749

3,761

1,293

1,045

New Hampshire

50,678

46,927

8.0%

754

1,046

49,655

45,765

139

0

131

115

Rhode Island

61,037

64,652

-5.6%

0

0

60,553

64,198

483

453

0

0

Vermont

38

49

-24%

38

49

0

0

0

0

0

0

Middle Atlantic

1,096,021

919,372

19%

131,110

128,822

946,544

773,751

8,003

6,385

10,364

10,414

New Jersey

219,175

188,343

16%

320

0

213,482

183,312

1,380

744

3,993

4,287

New York

491,430

426,610

15%

130,766

128,772

353,376

290,943

5,443

5,122

1,845

1,772

Pennsylvania

385,415

304,420

27%

24

50

379,686

299,495

1,180

519

4,525

4,356

East North Central

638,823

371,576

72%

232,311

138,800

379,014

216,434

14,395

7,745

13,103

8,597

Illinois

95,068

49,876

91%

12,659

10,104

72,451

33,739

7,729

3,580

2,228

2,453

Indiana

113,236

80,758

40%

85,667

56,214

24,183

20,711

318

277

3,068

3,556

Michigan

169,806

99,748

70%

41,177

25,010

119,531

71,784

2,874

1,415

6,224

1,539

Ohio

173,754

93,220

86%

45,449

23,897

124,273

66,884

3,159

1,979

872

460

Wisconsin

86,961

47,975

81%

47,358

23,575

38,576

23,317

315

493

711

590

West North Central

170,587

113,993

50%

144,889

99,437

20,583

11,622

3,050

2,111

2,066

823

Iowa

17,124

9,963

72%

16,508

9,893

0.48

0.27

55

35

560

35

Kansas

33,262

30,508

9.0%

32,520

30,501

0

0

0

0

742

7

Minnesota

58,725

29,484

99%

47,262

22,369

9,074

5,419

1,901

1,345

488

352

Missouri

51,047

37,796

35%

38,436

30,862

11,508

6,203

1,090

714

13

17

Nebraska

7,867

4,563

72%

7,696

4,223

0

0

4

17

167

324

North Dakota

97

89

9.7%

1

0.37

0

0

0

0

97

88

South Dakota

2,465

1,589

55%

2,465

1,589

0

0

0

0

0

0

South Atlantic

2,027,116

1,647,571

23%

1,556,238

1,289,259

444,508

341,903

3,250

2,315

23,120

14,093

Delaware

60,033

40,908

47%

87

172

53,163

38,620

0

0

6,783

2,115

District of Columbia

1,019

1,003

1.6%

0

1,003

0

0

1,019

0

0

0

Florida

1,143,253

1,050,028

8.9%

1,036,033

956,166

97,848

85,329

166

181

9,207

8,352

Georgia

311,419

197,831

57%

182,391

96,581

125,140

99,567

0

0

3,888

1,682

Maryland

51,189

23,084

122%

0

0

48,313

20,026

2,023

2,124

852

934

North Carolina

151,311

90,156

68%

127,498

71,379

23,368

18,420

42

5

403

352

South Carolina

116,711

100,013

17%

98,325

86,623

17,592

13,227

0.10

5

794

158

Virginia

189,760

141,946

34%

111,469

76,938

77,159

64,532

0

0

1,132

477

West Virginia

2,421

2,603

-7.0%

435

398

1,925

2,181

0

0

62

24

East South Central

813,127

640,447

27%

439,019

349,841

346,672

278,444

1,454

949

25,982

11,214

Alabama

409,036

349,641

17%

114,320

106,303

285,876

236,041

0

0

8,840

7,296

Kentucky

33,068

17,343

91%

27,707

13,927

3,487

1,647

0

0

1,874

1,769

Mississippi

306,475

245,953

25%

234,031

203,296

57,309

40,755

103

115

15,031

1,787

Tennessee

64,548

27,510

135%

62,961

26,314

0

0

1,351

834

236

362

West South Central

2,572,269

2,384,064

7.9%

824,116

786,526

1,293,055

1,162,264

6,077

3,851

449,020

431,422

Arkansas

123,878

101,960

21%

24,399

29,389

98,125

71,364

7

5

1,348

1,202

Louisiana

498,772

462,060

7.9%

225,881

225,596

79,084

50,678

255

262

193,552

185,523

Oklahoma

318,424

264,642

20%

232,526

202,132

85,234

61,912

60

138

605

460

Texas

1,631,194

1,555,402

4.9%

341,311

329,409

1,030,613

978,309

5,755

3,447

253,516

244,237

Mountain

654,440

556,922

18%

394,561

350,199

242,649

198,247

3,086

2,016

14,144

6,460

Arizona

229,825

181,309

27%

111,256

80,898

117,416

99,878

1,115

511

38

23

Colorado

84,984

84,305

0.8%

48,631

68,541

36,116

15,571

28

28

210

164

Idaho

13,685

8,376

63%

4,394

1,615

8,827

6,293

0

0

464

467

Montana

5,370

4,681

15%

5,145

4,571

224

110

0

0

0

0

Nevada

188,769

161,699

17%

136,828

113,552

48,990

46,006

629

606

2,322

1,535

New Mexico

72,592

72,235

0.5%

48,015

45,308

23,734

25,548

839

871

4

509

Utah

55,880

41,389

35%

39,975

35,377

7,163

4,761

476

0.07

8,266

1,250

Wyoming

3,335

2,929

14%

317

338

179

80

0

0

2,840

2,511

Pacific Contiguous

1,011,056

745,740

36%

336,272

257,246

584,454

404,093

15,153

15,492

75,178

68,909

California

889,837

650,871

37%

276,436

210,336

524,909

357,290

14,552

15,054

73,940

68,190

Oregon

81,995

60,164

36%

27,956

19,864

52,659

39,474

570

403

810

423

Washington

39,224

34,705

13%

31,880

27,046

6,885

7,329

31

34

428

297

Pacific Noncontiguous

40,383

42,591

-5.2%

39,758

41,738

0

0

18

19

606

834

Alaska

40,383

42,591

-5.2%

39,758

41,738

0

0

18

19

606

834

Hawaii

0

0

--

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

0

U.S. Total

9,484,710

7,883,865

20%

4,101,927

3,446,087

4,686,260

3,819,107

63,116

47,170

633,407

571,501

Notes: See Glossary for definitions. Values are final. See Technical Notes for a discussion of the sample design for the Form EIA-923.
Totals may not equal sum of components because of independent rounding. Percentage change is calculated before rounding.
Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Form EIA-923, Power Plant Operations Report.